MOSCOW, Apr 24 Tampa Bay Lightning beat Nashville Predators» in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting, which took place in Tampa, ended with a score of 6:2 (3:1, 1:1, 2:0) in favor of the hosts. Russian striker «lightning» Nikita Kucherov chalked up an abandoned puck (20 minutes) and two assists. The winners also had goals scored by Victor Hedman (2), Anthony Cirelli (11), Steven Stamkos (34), Ross Colton (42) and Patrick Maroon (44). Effective transmission marked the Russian defender “Tampa” Mikhail Sergachev. Roman Yosi (18) and Alexander Carrier (30) scored among the guests. c-11476764?autostart=false» width=»540″ height=»360″>Kucherov was named the first star of the match. The 28-year-old forward has 57 points (21 goals + 36 assists) in 43 NHL games this season. place in the West. In another match of the day, the Ottawa Senators club beat the Montreal Canadiens — 6:4. Russian defenders Artem Zub (“Ottawa”) and Alexander Romanov (“Montreal”) did not show any results.